On Sunday, Rajasthan High Court's Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty tested negative for COVID-19 after a scare that he has contracted the infection.
Jaipur Chief Medical & Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Narottam Sharma said the first report had come out positive due to a technical error in the RT-PCR test. However, he has tested negative in two subsequent reports," Sharma said, adding that there is a possibility of an error cropping up due to mistakes by the health staff or technical issues.
The laboratory technique, called Real Time-Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, is widely used in the diagnosis of genetic diseases & considered more reliable due to its sensitivity. Sharma said the health staff has been asked to remain vigilant with utmost accuracy.
On Saturday, CM Ashok Gehlot had expressed concern after the Chief Justice tested positive for the infection. He had wished him a speedy recovery in a tweet. Earlier, the work at the Rajasthan HC here was suspended for three days from Aug 17 to 19. The registrar general of the HC in a notice said all persons concerned are requested to get themselves tested for COVID-19. The notice, however, did not mention the HC Chief Justice.
Two days ago, 6 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the HC. The notice had said in view of recent results of COVID-19 tests conducted in the High Court of Rajasthan here, the office work will remain suspended from Aug 17 to 19 for COVID-19 testing.
The health authorities have already taken 5,000 samples from the HC & District Courts, officials said, adding the sampling will continue in coming days. The testing facility is available at the Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur during the 3-day period, the notice added.
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